SINGER

Edwin Starr

1942 - 2003

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Charles Edwin Hatcher (January 21, 1942 – April 2, 2003), known by his stage name Edwin Starr, was an American singer and songwriter. He is best remembered for his Norman Whitfield-produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number-one hit "War". Born in Nashville and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, he later lived in Detroit while singing for Ric-Tic and Motown Records. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edwin Starr has received more than 1,214,848 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Edwin Starr is the 1,538th most popular singer (down from 1,364th in 2019), the 8,018th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,277th in 2019) and the 373rd most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Edwin Starr ranks 1,538 out of 4,381. Before him are Colin Hay, Hadise, Billie Eilish, Darko Rundek, Spencer Davis, and Wyclef Jean. After him are Serdar Ortaç, Richard Hell, Ani Lorak, Jaden Smith, Márta Sebestyén, and Peaches.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Edwin Starr ranks 532. Before him are Peter Tork, Frew McMillan, Horst Wolter, Graciela Iturbide, Howard Stringer, and Mario Chaldú. After him are Casimir Oyé-Mba, Aarón Padilla Gutiérrez, Jesús Glaría, Hugo Simon, Jaime Graça, and Mike Summerbee. Among people deceased in 2003, Edwin Starr ranks 270. Before him are Melitta Brunner, Wolfgang Peters, Sydney Lassick, Bruno Heim, Stan Brakhage, and Abdul Qadir al-Badri. After him are Armand Borel, Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Daijiro Kato, Daphne Oram, Laurel Clark, and Gene Anthony Ray.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edwin Starr ranks 8,018 out of 20,380. Before him are John Shea (1949), Bob Mathias (1930), Walter Murch (1943), Christina Maslach (1946), Samuel J. Tilden (1814), and Laura Leighton (1968). After him are Robert Yerkes (1876), A. P. Hill (1825), Lyle Mays (1953), Robert Ridgway (1850), Derek Sherinian (1966), and Adam McKay (1968).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Edwin Starr ranks 373. Before him are Esther Phillips (1935), George Thorogood (1950), Randy Jones (1952), Nick Carter (1980), Jeff Scott Soto (1965), and Billie Eilish (2001). After him are Richard Hell (1949), Jaden Smith (1998), Big Pun (1971), Thelma Houston (1946), Patti Austin (1950), and Faith Hill (1967).

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